Shoe lift



Aug. 20, 1929. R E FREEMAN 1,725,000

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j?. JJ. Fifeenan, 3mm

Patented Aug. 2o, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application illed September 8, 1928. Serial No. 804,307.

This invention relates to an improved shoe lift, constructed as a newarticle of manufacture for direct incorporation with a shoe undermanufacture or produced forA inde- 5 endent sale as a complete article,and has or its primary object the construction of shoe lifts capable ofquick application by types of shoe machines now on the market forapplying leather lifts to Shoe uppers.

An object of the invention is the novel construction and design of theshoe lift proper and its companion wear plate whereby they may beassembled, and attached in a manner to produce a unitary articlehaving..

nail receiving holes so positioned as to properly aline with a nailingmachine when the lift is applied in place upon a'shoe. U

Another object lof the invention resides in the arrangementof an edge ofthe plate in abutting relation with a` wall of .the l1ft to provide anabutment for facilitating the 1nsertion of a single attaching elementfor fixing the plate in proper position upon the lift,

A feature of the invention is the novel manner of positioning andattaching the rivet to the plate and to the lift for accomplishing aneat connection and the proper positioning of the nail holes inthefplate with relation to the material of the'li t.

yWith these and other objectsfin view, the invention will be betterunderstood from the following detailed description taken in c nnectionwith the accompanying drawing, wherein,-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary ortion of a shoe showing* my improved iftapplied thereto. v

Figure 2 is a bottom plan v1ew,:

Fi re 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Figure 2, l

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Again referring tothe drawing illustrating one of the manyVconstructions of my 1nvention, the numeral 1 designates the lift in itsentirety, preferably constructed from leather and provided in its undersurface with a recess2, shown in thisparticular in- 50"stance ofsemi-circular formation so as to conform te the rear end portion of theheel and further to providea wall 3 that extends transversely of thelift. This recess which is of a predetermined depth and area is 'adaptedto snugly receive a correspondingly shaped plate 4, preferablyconstructed of ymetal to increase its wearing qualities, and this vplateis adapted to have its ed e 5 arranged in abutting relation with t ewall 3 forproviding an abutment to facilitate the properl positioning ofthe plate and the fixing thereof to the lift, in a manner hereinafterdescribed. Particular attention is called to the fact that the thicknessof the plate is equal to the depth of the recess so that the exposedsurface of the late will lie flush with the under surface o the lift toproduce a heel structure of neat appearance. It will be noted that theplate is provided with a plurality of nail receiving holes 6 fordirectly receiving the usual nails utilized for securing a leather liftto the heel structure, and as it is of vital importance that these holesbe properl' sitioned with relation to the material o tlii? lift, Iprovide a unique form of connection between th`e plate and the liftwhich will assure the proper positioning of the holes and at the sametime form a vconnection between the plate and the lift for providing aunitary article for direct attachment to a shoe in the manufacturethereof or for independent sale for application to a shoe heel that hasbecome. worn.

To accomplish this desired result, I provide an attached element` in theform of a rivet 7, the head 8 of which is countersunk in the plate, sothat the same ma lie flush with the surface of the plate. is providedwith a split shank 9, the members 10 of which are bent in op ositedirections and forced into lflush relation with the top surface of thelift so as to not interfere with the-proper application of the lift tothe heel structure.

Due to the abutting relation of the e ofv the plate and the wall of thelift an the novel Aarrangement 'of the rivet 7, the late is effectivelysecured to the lift and the clesproperly positioned to receivethe'nailsjin the ap lication of the lift to the shoe stuc' ture.

Vus, it will be appreciated, matige, Plate forms a dual. functie@A @f me.dg

is rivet 7 the wearing qualities of the heel and proper- 1y positioningand guiding the insertion of the nails into the heel structure.

To take care of manufacturing requirements, it may be advisable toconstruct the lift of two parts, an upper section 11 and a lower section12, the latter of a reduced length to coact with the under surface ofthe upper section to provide the recess for the reception of the plateas shown in Figure 3.

It is to be understood that with the plate arranged in neat abuttingrelation with the wall of the lift and the rivet effectively securingthe plate to the lift, the latter may be manufactured complete inassembled formation for sale as a complete article or for application toa shoe in the manufacture thereof.

The design of the plate and the shoe lift may be changed in various waysand the plate secured to the lift in various other manners thanillustrated, and therefore, I do not desire to be limited in protectionin any manner whatsoever, except as set forth in the following claim.

What I claim is:

As a new article of manufacture, a combination shoe lift and heel plate,said lift consisting of two laminated layers of leather, one of which iscut away to form a recess, said heel plate consisting of a metallicplate arranged within said recess and filling the same, said metallicplate having a plurality of nail holes therein, and a rivet forattaching the plate to the lift for fixing the position of the nailholes relative to the lift.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

RICHARD EDGAR FREEMAN.

